Pain. Little scares a new oncology patient as much as the idea of pain.  Unfortunately, pain permeates my practice.  Often, pain is the in...

The patient and her parents were hardly focused on what we were saying.  Not surprising, since she was still recovering from the news that t...

This post is dedicated to a close friend of mine, a budding scientist with an aversion to yoga. The benefits of yoga for cancer patients ...

I’ve written about difficult cases before, but this case is really eating at me. It touches on issues of patient autonomy and how much influ...

A Rant Photo Credit I am involved in a case right now that epitomizes all that is wrong with commercial health insurance.  All in one ca...

I have blogged before when stories about my patients (and their families ) appeared in local newspapers. But this time it’s different. This...

I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy PostSecret . This is a site that posts anonymous postcards containing about a secret about the writer...

I am often asked my opinions about herbal remedies. Patients seem more attuned than ever to alternative therapies, but many still want a phy...

There was a series of interesting articles in the last issue of the New England Journal of Medicine concerning a heart medicine called Vyto...

Cancer and its treatment cause big changes in how patients look. Sometimes a tumor is visible and directly alters the patient’s appearance. ...

I take care of people with tumors. Often, I’m the one who tells them their diagnosis. Sometimes, it’s a disease they haven’t heard of, so ...

On April 1st, I wrote about the impact of cancer treatments on fertility . I discussed the many ways in which the way we treat cancer can af...

“Uh, doc…” “Yes?” “Uh… I was just wondering… Did the chemo make it so I won’t be able to have kids?” As my physician readers all know, it’s ...